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Size of the US Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers industry

NAICS 42442, Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$185 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
35,458
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
2,847
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
2,717
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$5.6 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 35,458 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 31,1082019-Q2: 31,1472019-Q3: 31,2532019-Q4: 31,5292020-Q1: 31,4762020-Q2: 29,0822020-Q3: 29,2722020-Q4: 30,0352021-Q1: 30,6422021-Q2: 31,0932021-Q3: 31,5902021-Q4: 32,7482022-Q1: 33,0162022-Q2: 33,2372022-Q3: 33,8932022-Q4: 34,4282023-Q1: 34,1262023-Q2: 34,5802023-Q3: 34,7432023-Q4: 35,2442024-Q1: 34,9912024-Q2: 35,1872024-Q3: 35,1102024-Q4: 35,3112025-Q1: 36,1752025-Q2: 36,0612025-Q3: 36,0802025-Q4: 36,2272026-Q1: 35,458NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q135,4582022
2025-Q436,2272022
2025-Q336,0802022
2025-Q236,0612022
2025-Q136,1752022
2024-Q435,3112022
2024-Q335,1102022
2024-Q235,1872022
2024-Q134,9912022
2023-Q435,2442022
2023-Q334,7432022
2023-Q234,5802022
2023-Q134,1262022
2022-Q434,4282022
2022-Q333,8932022
2022-Q233,2372022
2022-Q133,0162022
2021-Q432,7482017
2021-Q331,5902017
2021-Q231,0932017
2021-Q130,6422017
2020-Q430,0352017
2020-Q329,2722017
2020-Q229,0822017
2020-Q131,4762017
2019-Q431,5292017
2019-Q331,2532017
2019-Q231,1472017
2019-Q131,1082017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Employment · County Business PatternsLatest 78,266 · 2023
2017: 88,2482018: 88,7752019: 88,1392020: 88,4772021: 84,4502022: 88,5972023: 78,266
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PeriodValue
202378,266
202288,597
202184,450
202088,477
201988,139
201888,775
201788,248

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns · Paid employees in the pay period including March 12

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 2,847 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 2,3782019-Q2: 2,3932019-Q3: 2,4282019-Q4: 2,4652020-Q1: 2,4732020-Q2: 2,4872020-Q3: 2,5012020-Q4: 2,5222021-Q1: 2,5252021-Q2: 2,5592021-Q3: 2,5942021-Q4: 2,6012022-Q1: 2,6992022-Q2: 2,7222022-Q3: 2,7572022-Q4: 2,7672023-Q1: 2,7502023-Q2: 2,7572023-Q3: 2,7672023-Q4: 2,7772024-Q1: 2,7802024-Q2: 2,8022024-Q3: 2,8042024-Q4: 2,8122025-Q1: 2,8502025-Q2: 2,8602025-Q3: 2,8682025-Q4: 2,8512026-Q1: 2,847NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q12,8472022
2025-Q42,8512022
2025-Q32,8682022
2025-Q22,8602022
2025-Q12,8502022
2024-Q42,8122022
2024-Q32,8042022
2024-Q22,8022022
2024-Q12,7802022
2023-Q42,7772022
2023-Q32,7672022
2023-Q22,7572022
2023-Q12,7502022
2022-Q42,7672022
2022-Q32,7572022
2022-Q22,7222022
2022-Q12,6992022
2021-Q42,6012017
2021-Q32,5942017
2021-Q22,5592017
2021-Q12,5252017
2020-Q42,5222017
2020-Q32,5012017
2020-Q22,4872017
2020-Q12,4732017
2019-Q42,4652017
2019-Q32,4282017
2019-Q22,3932017
2019-Q12,3782017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 2,994 · 2023
2017: 3,3702018: 3,2362019: 3,2122020: 3,1792021: 3,1482022: 3,1162023: 2,994
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PeriodValue
20232,994
20223,116
20213,148
20203,179
20193,212
20183,236
20173,370

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $830.5 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $513.3 million2019-Q2: $491.4 million2019-Q3: $533.6 million2019-Q4: $566.9 million2020-Q1: $579.1 million2020-Q2: $458.3 million2020-Q3: $493.3 million2020-Q4: $570.2 million2021-Q1: $558.5 million2021-Q2: $547.4 million2021-Q3: $606.8 million2021-Q4: $702.0 million2022-Q1: $651.7 million2022-Q2: $634.5 million2022-Q3: $680.1 million2022-Q4: $687.4 million2023-Q1: $728.8 million2023-Q2: $639.9 million2023-Q3: $779.1 million2023-Q4: $722.8 million2024-Q1: $795.4 million2024-Q2: $694.6 million2024-Q3: $719.1 million2024-Q4: $773.0 million2025-Q1: $844.2 million2025-Q2: $724.4 million2025-Q3: $767.1 million2025-Q4: $813.0 million2026-Q1: $830.5 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$830.5 million2022
2025-Q4$813.0 million2022
2025-Q3$767.1 million2022
2025-Q2$724.4 million2022
2025-Q1$844.2 million2022
2024-Q4$773.0 million2022
2024-Q3$719.1 million2022
2024-Q2$694.6 million2022
2024-Q1$795.4 million2022
2023-Q4$722.8 million2022
2023-Q3$779.1 million2022
2023-Q2$639.9 million2022
2023-Q1$728.8 million2022
2022-Q4$687.4 million2022
2022-Q3$680.1 million2022
2022-Q2$634.5 million2022
2022-Q1$651.7 million2022
2021-Q4$702.0 million2017
2021-Q3$606.8 million2017
2021-Q2$547.4 million2017
2021-Q1$558.5 million2017
2020-Q4$570.2 million2017
2020-Q3$493.3 million2017
2020-Q2$458.3 million2017
2020-Q1$579.1 million2017
2019-Q4$566.9 million2017
2019-Q3$533.6 million2017
2019-Q2$491.4 million2017
2019-Q1$513.3 million2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $5.6 billion · 2023
2017: $5.0 billion2018: $5.2 billion2019: $5.3 billion2020: $5.2 billion2021: $5.7 billion2022: $6.1 billion2023: $5.6 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$5.6 billion
2022$6.1 billion
2021$5.7 billion
2020$5.2 billion
2019$5.3 billion
2018$5.2 billion
2017$5.0 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages35,4582026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages2,8472026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$830.5 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$5.6 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns78,26620232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns2,99420232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$5.6 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census84,96720222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census3,32820222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census2,71720222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$185 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
424420Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers$185 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census35,4582026-Q1 · QCEW

Sources

Where every number comes from

Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.